The Guardian's Sword

After a pause, the leader of the mercenary regiment continued saying, "Going the
long way is the commander- in-chief of Dorodo's city defense army, Sean
Lennon, his subordinate, Zander, and several city defense soldiers."

"So we..." The person nearby asked, but they already knew the answer.

Their leader had said they might not be able to catch up with Shania, who took
the shortcut, if they went after her. They had a good chance of catching up with
Sean and Zander, who took the long way.

Even if they caught up with Shania, so what?

Shania was only the mayor's daughter, not the mayor of Dorodo. Even if they
captured or killed her, it would not be of much use.

On the other hand, Sean was the commander-in-chief of Dorodo's city defense
army. He was accompanied by the chiliarch, Zander.

In this case, Sean and Zander were worth much more than Shania, who was
likely out of reach now.

"Let's go after Sean and Zander! We must catch or kill them. That way, Dorodo
will be in chaos!"

The leader of the mercenary regiment snapped before whipping the horse and
chasing after Sean and the rest in the distance.

100 members of the mercenary regiment followed. Thick clouds of smoke
instantly rose on the narrow road.

Sean was behind Zander and all the city defense soldiers.

The reason he was in the back rather than in the front was he could detect where
the mercenary regiment was and how far they were from him and others.

If the enemy attacked with arrows, he could also help the city defense soldiers to
fend off the enemy. That would prevent the loss of city defense soldiers. After all,
the ten city defense soldiers and five personal guards had their role to play. They
could not die.

"Commander, what's next?" Zander asked.

It was because he had noticed the stray mercenary regiment chasing up from
behind.

Watching hundreds of people chasing up, Zander was unafraid, but the city
defense soldiers and personal guards in front of him showed fear.

"Into the woods!" Sean said solemnly.

"Into the woods? Okay!" Without hesitation, Zander quickly nodded heavily.

He had already understood what Sean meant. Whether the stray mercenary
regiment would catch up with them on a road without obstacles was only a matter
of luck. It depended on the horses they rode.

However, there was room to maneuver in the mountains. They could do anything
they wanted.

Sean and Zander turned their horses around and headed into the woods with ten
city defense soldiers and five personal guards.

The stray mercenary regiment running after them saw this from a distance and
looked furious.

The leader of the mercenary regiment snapped, "Damn it. These guys are f*cking
cunning. They're harder to catch than foxes!"

"Sir, are we going into the woods too?" A subordinate asked.

"After them!"

Hundreds of mercenaries followed Sean and Zander into the woods. However,
they found that Sean and the others had disappeared after entering the dense
forest.

Dense trees in mountain forests provided the best cover. Although horses were
limited in speed in such places, Sean and others could hide as much as they
liked with the cover and protection of trees.

The face of the leader of the mercenary regiment darkened instantly as he
realized his situation.